The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Group, GOPES) are the operative tactical group of the Federal Police of Mexico. Their mission is to carry out a variety of operations such as: hostage rescue, apprehension of highly dangerous criminals, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism and fight organized crime. It has 87 members, divided into groups of 8 to 12 operators.
The GOPES are a well-trained force. They have taken courses from the Mexican GAFE, Spanish GEO, Colombian AFEUR, French RAID, United States FAMS and the Marine Airborne Battalion of the Mexican Navy.
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